In Clearwater, Florida last century, segregation followed people into the grave. Now the injustices of the past are resurfacing. After human remains began emerging from the ground at a school, a ...

Lindsay Henry is crouching before a weathered gravestone, moss entrenched in its cracks and grooves, trying to decipher the details of the person buried in the spot beneath his feet. Taking his hand ...

Knoxville — Cemeteries sit in decay throughout East Tennessee. You may know of some yourself. Historian Robert McGinnis estimates there are perhaps 780 graveyards in Knox County alone, with about 150 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Abandoned cemeteries in the state could soon be cleaned up and restored. State Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Pineville) has authored a bill that would provide money to help restore ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – An effort in Florida’s Legislature to repair and preserve abandoned and historic cemeteries throughout the state – including lost Black burial grounds – is making strides among ...

State agencies estimate abandoned cemeteries outnumber the total number of cemeteries that have been recorded. Zora Neale Hurston's grave in Fort Pierce became a historic site after its rediscovery.

GAINESVILLE, Fla — Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from when a statewide task force was formed to address abandoned African American cemeteries. The state senator who proposed a bill ...

The Grand Forks County Highway Department is looking into providing maintenance at two cemeteries reported to be abandoned. Statute requires the county maintain the cemeteries. County Finance and Tax ...